If your only connection with exercise is it feeling like a punishment,
Understand that it may be hard to ‘find your why’ for doing it. To find ENJOYMENT in it.

First, of all- if that’s you-I want you to treat yourself with kindness b/c no one I know
can’t wait to do something that feels like ...

Morning Walk thoughts on the word "discipline"
MARCH 2024

FORCE:
What does it mean to you,
what images does it bring up?
How has the definition changed for you over time?
-
A client and I dived into how the word shows up in her life:
“I have to FORCE myself to workout”
Or
“If I don’t FORCE myself to workout, then it doesn’t happen” etc.
-
So we examined...

Language tweaks.
-
When it comes to healing our relationship with exercise, one of the things we examine is our language around it.
-
Here’s an example of using 3 words, when one would suffice.
-
Non Scale Victories.
-
Let’s take two words to the chopping block and ONLY call them victories.
-
Whe...

While filming today, I said, "rotate your hips and throw your arms up like you're throwing a potato sack over your shoulder"
-
This wouldn't have stopped anyone if they knew my quirky side- but it stopped me mentally. "being a potato sack" (I know, stay with me) reminded me of a relationship I on...

What does it means when we explore (and expand) our idea of consistency?

You just signed up for a 5K… but you hate running. Now what?"

Last week, a client asked me: ‘I hate running, but I’ve always wanted to enjoy it… How can I?’

If you’ve ever felt this way, you’re not alone. And in this video, I’m going to walk you through the exact questions I asked my client—so ...

I don't think of these things as excuses, I think these are valid reasons for feeling the way (you might) feel about exercise.

You might find it odd as you skim through the subscription that workouts are named "Betty" or "gummi bear"
I did this intentionally when starting the channel. I didn't want the focus to be on how a workout can 'change or fix' your body. I wanted it to be about more.
When workouts are named "ab ...

When I offer a movement option to clients, and they tell me "no" or that's not right for my body today, it makes me happy (not that their job is to make me happy) BUT what I know is that they are starting to get a feel for what feels okay for their body on different days.
when they are grieving,...

We ALL have feelings and Emotions-
And being able to recognize those feelings is important when it comes to healing your relationship with exercise.
-
A 1:1 client came to the session last week feeling ‘meh’ so we grabbed our walking sticks and map and explored “what that felt like” for them.
-
T...

I delete all social media from my phone on the weekends.
I’ve been doing this for over 6 months now and so far (in my life at this time) it works for me to continue to show up for the business.
-
I tried other ways that worked for other people, but none of them worked for me.
I knew I had to find...

When I get asked “where do I even begin, when it comes to liking exercise?”
I start with empathy-
Understanding how and why were here…
And one (1) of those reasons is that we’ve been told that "external indicators are wiser than we are"
In this video, I tell a story about my daughter associating ...

Recently, I had a client say that they have "less fear than I used to about getting up & down from the ground”

This is HUGE!
This is progress, but it may not be what you’re used to seeing in the #fitspo world.
-
This is FUNCTIONAL-
-
I don’t have to show you a picture, in order for you to FEEL w...

I used to loathe writing until I made it my own. I think that my exploration with writing has a lot of parallels with healing your relationship with exercise.

one of the things that can help you (if you're having trouble getting started with working out on a particular day is...)
Allowing ease (or asking yourself how you can incorporate ease
Another thing can be adding play- allowing your workout/movement session to be FUN and then..
there's adding 'sh...

When I first began teaching group fitness in 2010, I used to think I was begin kind by telling the participants to 'grab their equipment (whatever was needed) and a smile and ...blah blah blah.
Now, as I've grown leading fitness, I have shifted my message to "bring whatever emotion you what, what...

Learn new ways-
By shifting your gaze
-
When you’re learning to approach exercise differently- practice taking that rest break is important.
But how do we do that?

By first practicing “the pause”
And here’s one way to do so.

Next time you’re outside walking
Stop.
Gain your footing & balance and...

The other day, I was walking with my kiddo (another adult) and 4 more kids.
-
We were encouraging them ALL to walk to an endpoint (the playground) but they kept stopping and playing with ice puddles and sticks.
-
“Let’s get goin” I would say…
And then, after about 5-10 minutes, I gave up, but in ...

Let’s say you’re thinking about working out- and have a hesitancy to do so-And then some random workout quote pops in your head “a workout is only 4% of your day” or “no pain, no gain” And you start to think “awwww crap- you suck” TRY THIS:

Trying having a back and forth dialogue with yourself–a...